History

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Anglo-Saxons

The town is known for its Saxonchurch tower of St Peter's, and
there have been many Saxon archaeological finds within the town. The
former church was reopened in May 2007 as a centre for medical
research into the development of diseases, and ossuary, containing the bones and skeletons of some 3,750
people whose remains were removed between 1978 and 1984 from the
1,000 year old burial site, after the Church of England made the church
redundant in 1972.[2][3]

A ferry to Hull began in 1351, being granted by Edward
II running until 1851, but this was superseded by a ferry at New Holland which began
in 1820.

Church Tower of St Peter Barton upon Humber

Churches

There are two churches in Barton-upon-Humber, St Peter's and St
Mary's. They are located only several feet apart, leading to
speculation about the reasons for their close location. The reason
was that at the time they were built, the churches served two
separate villages that later merged to form Barton-upon-Humber.

Famous
residents

Famous residents have included: Isaac Pitman, inventor of the eponymous shorthand method; Samuel
Wilderspin, pioneer of infant education; and currently Ken H.
Harrison, the artist who draws Desperate Dan. Jamie Cann, MP for Ipswich 1992-2001
went to the grammar school. Chad Varah, founder of the Samaritans was born in the town
and was named after the church of St Chad on Waterside
Road, of which his father, William Edward Varah, was the
vicar. The church, and neighbouring primary school, were demolished
in 1993.

The Right Rev. Peter D. Robinson (b.1969) -
Suffragan Bishop of the United Episcopal Church of North America
grew up on Barton Waterside Barton-upon-Humber
and was educated at Baysgarth School. He married Denise Krogh in
the former Providence Chapel on Chapel Lane. He is now Rector of
Prescott, Arizona.

Frank Barton was born 22 October 1947 in Barton-upon-Humber. He
played for a string of English clubs during the 1960s and 1970s
including Bournemouth and Carlisle before moving to the U.S to play
for Seattle Sounders in 1979.

Panorama of Barton-upon-Humber's Marketplace.

See also

Barton,
Maryland, United
States The Reverend William Shaw of
Barton-upon-Humber, a Methodist minister settled on the site of
Barton, Maryland in 1794. His son, William Shaw Jr. laid out the
town in 1853, naming it for his father's hometown.